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Florida strap airplant

Catopsis floribunda

Also called Many Flowered Catopsis

Florida strap airplant
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Florida strap airplant is an epiphytic bromeliad that clings to tree branches rather than soil, growing in rosettes of strap-shaped leaves. It does best mounted or potted in a loose, airy medium with bright filtered light and regular misting or watering.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water by soaking or misting regularly, letting the central cup stay lightly moist and the mix dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Loose, airy epiphyte mix such as orchid bark or sphagnum, or mount on wood or cork.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Florida, Mexico (Oaxaca) to Honduras, Caribbean to Venezuela
Climate
wet tropical

About

Catopsis floribunda is a species in the genus Catopsis. This species is native to the West Indies, Venezuela, Honduras, Oaxaca, and Florida.

Other Catopsis plants

Powdery strap airplant · Catopsis compacta · Catopsis delicatula · Catopsis juncifolia · Catopsis minimiflora · Catopsis morreniana · Caribbean strap airplant · Nodding strap airplant · Catopsis paniculata · Sessileleaf strap airplant · Catopsis subulata · Catopsis wangerinii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Catopsis floribunda by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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